Bodybuilding and Fitness in Medical School?

[deleted393595]

Fixed.

all raw, doing my first cycle in may.

I thought cutting was the painful part? Bulking seems so easy. Just eat some extra oatmeal or chicken or eggs everyday. nbd.

If only....

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[MedPR]

If only....

I guess I'm doing it wrong then. Crap.

 

[deleted393595]

I guess I'm doing it wrong then. Crap.

There's really no general guideline for what your calorie surplus should be, I guess. DrPowerLifter can explain this better than I can since I"m relatively new to powerlifting, but I think that the size of your calorie surplus should depend on your goals. If you're looking to be non-chubby and are willing to go slow on your lifts, then by all means don't eat a whole lot. But if you're willing to do the latter, then sure, go ahead and get kicked out of buffet restaurants as much as you can.

 

[MedPR]

There's really no general guideline for what your calorie surplus should be, I guess. DrPowerLifter can explain this better than I can since I"m relatively new to powerlifting, but I think that the size of your calorie surplus should depend on your goals. If you're looking to be non-chubby and are willing to go slow on your lifts, then by all means don't eat a whole lot. But if you're willing to do the latter, then sure, go ahead and get kicked out of buffet restaurants 2x a week.

I'm eating about 300cals surplus right now without really trying. I don't know how much more over I should be eating to be on a true (and clean) bulk, but I imagine I could easily tack on another 500 everyday.

 

[HughMyron]

Finally got the motivation to get back to my regular 4 day/week routine. U mad mirin merlin?

 

[Drpowerlifter]

4000 calories a day brah and you're cut like diamonds? I'm calling shenanigans.

not cut like diamonds, I'm pretty lean and have a 6 pack. That's it.

pics or it didn't happen

It'll be super easy for miscers to identify me.
Nothing even impressive (overly) anyway.

 

[Drpowerlifter]

There's really no general guideline for what your calorie surplus should be, I guess. DrPowerLifter can explain this better than I can since I"m relatively new to powerlifting, but I think that the size of your calorie surplus should depend on your goals. If you're looking to be non-chubby and are willing to go slow on your lifts, then by all means don't eat a whole lot. But if you're willing to do the latter, then sure, go ahead and get kicked out of buffet restaurants 2x a week.

This depends on your body type. If you're a skinny 140 pound guy, you should be eating everything in sight. If you're already a big guy at like 220, then yea hardcore bulking (relative to yourself) will lead to some fat gain, especially if you're already not that lean.

 

[Drpowerlifter]

The Mark I Eyeball works really well. Here's an info chart that I use pretty often: http://cdn.builtlean.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/body-fat-percentage-picture-men-women.jpg



Strength is permanent but looks aren't. Your chubbiness one day will disappear once you start cutting, and you don't have to bulk for the rest of your life. A little bit of pain (bulking) now will pay huge dividends later.




I was half asleep when I wrote that. But you know what I mean



Just out of curiosity, once you finished up your linear progression, did you use 5/3/1 or the Texas Method or something else?



True. The only way for me to get 6000 cal in a day was to eat an entire 14" pizza every day for lunch, along with my 2 other "lunches". But it's hard to keep eating this much every day, and I can't wait till I can start cutting so that I don't have to stuff myself to death every day.

I used 5/3/1 a while ago but I moved to using my own modified routine which is VERY high volume and is a combination of powerlifting techniques (max effort/dynamic) and some bodybuilding work.

 

[sliceofbread136]

Man being sub 10% feels good man. All you kids should cut.

 

[psychkub]

competitive powerlifter here.

425 bench press
515 squat
585 deadlift

I better have time to lift in med school...

A fellow competitive powerlifter?! Howdy!

Those are some impressive numbers for a guy your weight. I bow down to your superior strength! Good job!

 

[HughMyron]

Man being sub 10% feels good man. All you kids should cut.

One thing at a time. I need to get back in the gym first. Still feeling really lazy for some reason.

 

[deleted393595]

Food for thought: Whenever I do a super heavy set of deadlifts, my fingers lock up and are extremely painful to uncurl a for a few seconds afterwards.

Why does this occur?

 

[MedPR]

Food for thought: Whenever I do a super heavy set of deadlifts, my fingers lock up and are extremely painful to uncurl a for a few seconds afterwards.

Why does this occur?

Your hands aren't used to the unusually thick thing they're holding onto.

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[deleted393595]

Your hands aren't used to the unusually thick thing they're holding onto.

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[MedPR]

😀 do you have joint problems? I shadowed a rheum and there were a couple of guys with a similar complaint. Steroid injection into knuckles fixed them.

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[dgsilvervid]

Food for thought: Whenever I do a super heavy set of deadlifts, my fingers lock up and are extremely painful to uncurl a for a few seconds afterwards.

Why does this occur?

Never mind the why bro! Get some lifting straps solved!

 

[TangoDown]

Never mind the why bro! Get some lifting straps solved!

Strong grip > puss straps

 

[deleted393595]

😀 do you have joint problems? I shadowed a rheum and there were a couple of guys with a similar complaint. Steroid injection into knuckles fixed them.

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Nope! Never had joint pain in my life. Had some initial pain around my knee region once I got to around 160lbs on squat, but that went away once my hamstrings got stronger. And I don't have any pain right now - it was just a 30 second thing right after my set.

Never mind the why bro! Get some lifting straps solved!

Using lifting staps prevents the development of grip strength

 

[sliceofbread136]

Nope! Never had joint pain in my life. Had some initial pain around my knee region once I got to around 160lbs on squat, but that went away once my hamstrings got stronger. And I don't have any pain right now - it was just a 30 second thing right after my set.



Using lifting staps prevents the development of grip strength

Why limit the lift using some of the biggest muscles in the body for the small grip muscles? Just use straps (when you need to) and do statics holds on the side.

 

[Drpowerlifter]

I prefer to use lots of chalk... it'll help you a lot.

 

[HughMyron]

Your hands aren't used to the unusually thick thing they're holding onto.

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I'm 12 and what does this mean?

 

[TangoDown]

Why limit the lift using some of the biggest muscles in the body for the small grip muscles? Just use straps (when you need to) and do statics holds on the side.

Excessive grip training can cause CNS overload. Static holds are cool, but if you do the right amount. I'd rather just deadlift raw. Hook grip or mixed grip = rarely having to use straps unless you go for rep maxes and you should only shoot for PRs on an occasional basis.

If your grip fails long before you get near your max, you've got an imbalance you should work on. Static holds can help, but after you fix said imbalance, you should go back to raw deadlifts, IMO.

 

[deleted393595]

Why limit the lift using some of the biggest muscles in the body for the small grip muscles? Just use straps (when you need to) and do statics holds on the side.

You grow more dependent on straps as your weight increases since your grip strength isn't increasing much because the straps are supporting the rest of the weight. And my grip strength holds up pretty well for my 5RM so I don't get any extra benefits by using straps.

 

[Geebeejay]

Food for thought: Whenever I do a super heavy set of deadlifts, my fingers lock up and are extremely painful to uncurl a for a few seconds afterwards.

Why does this occur?

Maybe all the bouncing you do at the end of your lifts is causing trauma to your fingers and screwing up your wrists. 😀

 

[Arbor Vitae]

Food for thought: Whenever I do a super heavy set of deadlifts, my fingers lock up and are extremely painful to uncurl a for a few seconds afterwards.

Why does this occur?

Well, sarcomeres do require ATP to relax, so maybe you are just so depleted that your muscles are locked up like rigor mortis? Like leg muscle cramps for football or soccer players.

Edit: it's the lack of potassium, not ATP

 

[MedPR]

Well, sarcomeres do require ATP to relax, so maybe you are just so depleted that your muscles are locked up like rigor mortis? Like leg muscle cramps for football or soccer players.

Good idea

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[TheShaker]

Well, sarcomeres do require ATP to relax, so maybe you are just so depleted that your muscles are locked up like rigor mortis? Like leg muscle cramps for football or soccer players.

I thought cramps were due to some kind of ionic imbalance?

 

[Mako555]

im a girl so most of this thread is useless to me, but how are you guys measuring body fat percentage? one of those scales? do those really work?

 

[Lafakads]

im a girl so most of this thread is useless to me, but how are you guys measuring body fat percentage? one of those scales? do those really work?

actually, this thread is super important to you. Every girl I know that squats 225 has an amazing body. So get to squating and deadlifting!

As for bodyfat I think the only accurate way is a bodpod where they dunk u in water. Any scale thing wont work well. Skin calipers work decent too.

 

[Arbor Vitae]

I thought cramps were due to some kind of ionic imbalance?

That's probably what it is. Some type of Calcium depletion. But calcium is needed for the contraction part and ATP to relax. I don't know, I'm just throwing ideas out there.

edit: yeah, it's the potassium depletion

 

[sliceofbread136]

actually, this thread is super important to you. Every girl I know that squats 225 has an amazing body. So get to squating and deadlifting!

As for bodyfat I think the only accurate way is a bodpod where they dunk u in water. Any scale thing wont work well. Skin calipers work decent too.

Lulz you haven't seen the powerlifting girls at my gym. Ugly as **** cuz

 

[Bangersandmash]

im a girl so most of this thread is useless to me, but how are you guys measuring body fat percentage? one of those scales? do those really work?

If you post some pictures, we'll be able to give you an estimate based on looks. Wear a sports bra and short shorts.

actually, this thread is super important to you. Every girl I know that squats 225 has an amazing body. So get to squating and deadlifting!

Yeah, but what about their face?

And what about their upper body? Some of these fit girls sacrifice boobage for overly manly musculature. Nothing wrong with a fit girl, but both of us shouldn't look like the man in the relationship.

 

[Geebeejay]

Yeah, but what about their face?

And what about their upper body? Some of these fit girls sacrifice boobage for overly manly musculature. Nothing wrong with a fit girl, but both of us shouldn't look like the man in the relationship.

Lulz you haven't seen the powerlifting girls at my gym. Ugly as **** cuz

Lol....the hormonal composition of women make it difficult if not impossible for them to put on muscle in the way that male lifters do. There's no reason for a girl not to lift weights out of fear for becoming to manlike - it's just not going to happen unless that's the look they are going for. This is just silly and I actually am surprised to see it on a medical forum!

Competitive female bodybuilders - that's a different story, but most of them take hormonal supplements to achieve their physique.

To add to that....most of the girls I know on the powerlifting team are pretty attractive - a few of them are downright stunning.

 

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To add to that....most of the girls I know on the powerlifting team are pretty attractive - a few of them are downright stunning.

I guess we're not doing pics anymore.

 

[sliceofbread136]

Lol....the hormonal composition of women make it difficult if not impossible for them to put on muscle in the way that male lifters do. There's no reason for a girl not to lift weights out of fear for becoming to manlike - it's just not going to happen unless that's the look they are going for. This is just silly and I actually am surprised to see it on a medical forum!

Competitive female bodybuilders - that's a different story, but most of them take hormonal supplements to achieve their physique.

To add to that....most of the girls I know on the powerlifting team are pretty attractive - a few of them are downright stunning.

All the powerlifting girls at my school look like men. Call me silly if u like.

 

[MedPR]

im a girl so most of this thread is useless to me, but how are you guys measuring body fat percentage? one of those scales? do those really work?

Most people use skin calipers though they aren't the most accurate thing out there. Accurate enough though I suppose.

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[Lafakads]

Id say Camille Leblanc lifts a good amount, is pretty fit, and has a great body.

Im not talking about powerlifting top professionals, im just saying girls could seriously benefit from squatting 135 or more.

 

[resiroth]

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[MedPR]

I don't understand why people cut exercise of all things when they are busy. If you're cramped for time work out 2x a week (full or split depending on training level) which is only 3 hours a week max (including travel).

Pros in my experience:
Self esteem because you aren't getting flabby as ****
Cognition enhancement
Increased mood
Increased quality of sleep
Feels really good man
Break from mental stress

Cons:
3 hours.

If you think about it 6 hours sleep x7 = 42 hours, increase the quality of that sleep by 10% and you've already made up for the time you spent working out. Just do it.

PS:
If you don't have at least the outline of abs you can't predict your body fat even remotely close to accurately, everyone on the internet says they are 15% of under, most people 200lb+ are 20+
IF is great, but not magic.
Lift heavy stuff, eat at a surplus or deficit (depending on bulk/cut) and get 100g or more of protein and you'll get 80% of the results with drastically less effort.

Yea I've been working out regularly now for 2 weeks and I feel great every single day. I'm glad I finally got into it again.

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[username456789]

Strong grip > puss straps

Strong deads > puss deads.

I have a decent grip, but can easily pull an extra 60lbs with straps (385 vs 445).

 

[DrDestroyMD]

Strong deads > puss deads.

I have a decent grip, but can easily pull an extra 60lbs with straps (385 vs 445).

Agree. Straps are the business. Tried them out for the first time this week and they make a huge difference. I'm not doing rows or deadlifts to strengthen my grip, I'm doing them for my back and legs.

 

[Geebeejay]

I don't understand why people cut exercise of all things when they are busy. If you're cramped for time work out 2x a week (full or split depending on training level) which is only 3 hours a week max (including travel).

I find I get more stuff done way more efficiently after I lift. I agree fully. I would skip study hours to hit the gym during finals weeks in undergrad, and when I got home I would be all business.

 

[daymann]

Pros in my experience:
Self esteem because you aren't getting flabby as ****
Cognition enhancement
Increased mood
Increased quality of sleep
Feels really good man
Break from mental stress

are these two proven or broscience?

 

[MedPR]

are these two proven or broscience?

"Pros in my experience". Proven in his experience.

 

[deleted393595]

How'd this page fall off the front page? How?!?

 

[daymann]

Anyone else going for/in the 1000 pound club (bench+deadlift+squat)? Now with most of my premed obligations out of the way and 3 months before summer, I think I can make up the last ~100 pounds I need.

 

[deleted393595]

Anyone else going for/in the 1000 pound club (bench+deadlift+squat)? Now with most of my premed obligations out of the way and 3 months before summer, I think I can make up the last ~100 pounds I need.

I was at around 700lbs, but now that I've started cutting all of my lifts have dropped.

 

[misc4lyfe]

Anyone else going for/in the 1000 pound club (bench+deadlift+squat)? Now with most of my premed obligations out of the way and 3 months before summer, I think I can make up the last ~100 pounds I need.

At 1400 as of last week. 😀

 

[MedPR]

Anyone else going for/in the 1000 pound club (bench+deadlift+squat)? Now with most of my premed obligations out of the way and 3 months before summer, I think I can make up the last ~100 pounds I need.

400 pound club right here. U mirin?

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[scene]

it's most likely possible but you will have to sacrifice a lot of social time